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Diplogyniidae

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Family of mites

Diplogyniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Diplogyniidae
Trägårdh, 1941
Genera

Neodiplogynium

many others, see text
Diversity
40 genera, > 60 species

Diplogyniidae is a family of parasitic mites belonging to the order Mesostigmata. Many are parasites on beetles but some live on larger animals (e.g., rats).

Taxonomy

This is a list of the described species. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.

References

  1. Joel Hallan (ed.). "Diplogyniidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  2. Seeman, Owen D (2007). "A new species of Paradiplogynium (Acari: Diplogyniidae) from Titanolabis colossea (Dohrn) (Dermaptera: Anisolabididae), Australia's largest earwig". Zootaxa. 1386: 31–38. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1386.1.3.
Acari (ticks and mites)
Acariformes
Oribatida
Sarcoptiformes
Trombidiformes
Parasitiformes
Holothyrida
Ixodida (ticks)
Mesostigmata
Opilioacariformes
Taxon identifiers
Diplogyniidae
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